[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR295.1]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 295--PAYMENTS PURSUANT TO COURT DECREE OR COURT-APPROVED PROPERTY SETTLEMENT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 295.1  Introduction.

    (a) Purpose. This part implements section 419 of Pub. L. 98-76 (97 
Stat. 438), which amended section 14 of the Railroad Retirement Act to 
provide that, with respect to annuity amounts payable for months 
beginning with September 1983, the Board must comply with a court decree 
of divorce, annulment or legal separation, or with

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the terms of any court-approved property settlement incident to any such 
decree, which characterizes specified benefits as property subject to 
distribution. Garnishment of benefits for alimony or child support is 
dealt with in part 350 of this chapter.
    (b) Benefits subject to this part. Only the following benefits or 
portions of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act are subject to 
this part:
    (1) Employee annuity net tier II benefit component as provided under 
section 3(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act;
    (2) Employee annuity vested dual benefit component as provided under 
section 3(h) of the Act;
    (3) Employee annuity net proportionate share of the annuity 
increases as provided under section 3(f) of the Act; and
    (4) Supplemental annuities as provided under section 2(b) of the 
Act.